Kvitfjell to hold makeup WC downhill on Feb. 29

Last week's canceled men's World Cup downhill race has been rescheduled for Feb. 29 in Kvitfjell, Norway.

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland — Last week's canceled men's World Cup downhill race has been rescheduled for Feb. 29 in Kvitfjell, Norway.
    The race, originally scheduled for Val d'Isere, France, will take place a day before another scheduled downhill at the Norwegian resort, the International Ski Federation said Tuesday.
    The back-to-back downhills could help overall World Cup leader Bode Miller, who leads 2006 champion Benjamin Raich by 122 points.
    Raich, a technical specialist, will get a chance to make up points during slaloms in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Saturday, and in Sljeme, Croatia, on Feb. 17.
    Miller has won two of seven downhills this season and is second in the discipline standings behind Didier Cuche of Switzerland.

    — The Associated Press